1975 Tour de France
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| 1975 final standings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overall | Bernard Thévenet | 114h 35' 31" |
| Second | Eddy Merckx | +2' 47" |
| Third | Lucien Van Impe | +5' 01" |
| Points | Rik Van Linden | 342 points |
| Second | Eddy Merckx | 240 points |
| Third | Francesco Moser | 199 points |
| Climber | Lucien Van Impe | 285 points |
| Second | Eddy Merckx | 206 points |
| Third | Joop Zoetemelk | 171 points |
| Youth | Francesco Moser | 114h 59' 44" |
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| Teams | Gan-Mercier | |
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The 1975 Tour de France was the 62nd Tour de France, taking place June 26 to July 20, 1975. It was comprised of 22 stages over 3999 km, ridden at an average speed of 34.899 km/h. Eddy Merckx was attempting to win his sixth Tour de France, but became a victim of violence. Many Frenchmen were upset that a Belgian might beat the record of five wins set by Frenchman Jacques Anquetil. During stage 14 a spectator leapt from the crowd and punched Merckx in the kidney.
1975 was also the inargural year for the youth competition, the maillot blanc.
[edit] Results
[edit] Overall standings
| Rank | Name | Country | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernard Thévenet |  France |
114h 35' 31" | |
| 2 | Eddy Merckx |  Belgium |
2' 47" | |
| 3 | Lucien Van Impe | Belgium |
5' 01" | |
| 4 | Joop Zoetemelk |  Netherlands |
6' 42" | |
| 5 | Vicente Lopez-Carril |  Spain |
19' 29" | |
| 6 | Felice Gimondi |  Italy |
23' 05" | |
| 7 | Francesco Moser | Italy |
24' 13" | |
| 8 | Josef Fuchs |  Switzerland |
25' 51" | |
| 9 | Edouard Janssens | Belgium |
32' 01" | |
| 10 | Pedro Torres | Spain |
35' 36" |
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